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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What function is vitamin D?






2. What does DASH stand for?






3. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






4. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






5. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






6. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






7. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






8. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






9. When does BMR increase?






10. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






11. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






12. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






13. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






14. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






15. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






16. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






17. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






18. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






19. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






20. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






21. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






22. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






23. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






24. Sources of fats






25. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






26. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






27. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






28. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






29. The higher the BMR a client has --






30. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






31. When does BMR decrease?






32. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






33. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






34. Where can you get more vitamin D?






35. What type of people need extra protein?






36. How many calories/gram is protein?






37. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






38. What is the function of vitamin E?






39. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






40. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






41. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






42. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






43. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






44. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






45. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






46. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






47. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






48. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






49. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






50. What is normal albumin levels?






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